# Install kin with Homebrew Sane PBXProj files. Version 2.1.14 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:kin ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install kin ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:kin - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.1.14 - **Source summary:** Sane PBXProj files - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - kin (cli) - kin (alias) ## Dependencies - python@3.14 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.1.14 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Serchinastico/Kin - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Kin is a small command-line syntax checker for Xcode project.pbxproj files. Its README frames the tool around a familiar iOS/macOS team problem: broken Xcode projects after merges. ### Project history Kin was built as a minimal parser-backed checker rather than a full Xcode project editor. The project uses ANTLR 4 to generate the pbxproj parser and keeps a thin command-line layer around that grammar. The repository's license block is dated 2023, and GitHub listed 30 releases with version 2.1.14 published on 2025-05-08. That points to a maintained niche tool rather than a one-off gist. ### Adoption history Kin's adoption is narrow but real: the GitHub repository showed about 1.1k stars, Homebrew installation is documented in the README, and the package is available as a Homebrew formula in this batch. The README also names flycheck-pbxproj as an editor integration, showing that Kin's parser work became useful beyond one direct CLI invocation. ### How it is used Users run kin from an Xcode project directory and let it auto-detect project.pbxproj, or pass a project.pbxproj path explicitly. A successful parse prints CORRECT; parse failures return a line and grammar error. It is most useful in pre-commit hooks, CI checks, and merge-conflict recovery for teams that store Xcode project files in Git. ### Why package nerds care Kin is package-nerd interesting because it turns an opaque Apple project-file grammar into a tiny reproducible CLI check. It is not a broad developer platform, but it solves one painful file-format failure mode in a scriptable way. The package also shows why Homebrew carries niche tools: if a project.pbxproj merge breaks a build, a small parser utility can save more time than a much larger IDE plugin. ### Timeline - 2023: The repository license block credits Serchinastico. - 2025: GitHub listed Kin 2.1.14 as a release dated 2025-05-08. - 2026: The README documented pipx, easy_install, and Homebrew installation paths. ### Related projects - ANTLR 4 is the parser generator used by Kin. - Xcode project.pbxproj files are the target file format. - flycheck-pbxproj is the Emacs integration named by the README. ### Sources - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - macOS: *.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** kin - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [unxip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/unxip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, xcode. - [xcp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xcp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, xcode. - [xcsift](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xcsift/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, xcode. - [configen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/configen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, xcode. - [dscanner](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dscanner/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, syntax-checker. - [ios-sim](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ios-sim/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, xcode. - [licenseplist](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/licenseplist/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, xcode. - [nef](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nef/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, xcode. - [cmake-lint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake-lint/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: checker, cli, developer, developer-tools, files. - [syntaxerl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/syntaxerl/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: checker, cli, developer, developer-tools, files. - [all-repos](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/all-repos/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, files, python. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kin.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/kin.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph